Patient Handling Slide Gloves – Pair

Patient Handling Slide Gloves are a versatile patient handling tool designed to reduce friction, protect patients and support safer manual handling for carers and clinicians across a range of transfer and positioning tasks.

How they work

• Non-slip interior keeps the glove secure on the carer's hand during use
• Low-friction exterior reduces friction between the carer's hands and the slide sheet
• Allows effortless repositioning and transfer of patients along a slide sheet

Clinical applications

• Patient positioning on slide sheets, transferring follows a 4-stage process: feet, buttocks, shoulders, head
• Used in conjunction with a hoist or lifting aid to reduce shearing and ease patient movement
• Dressing aid for arms and legs, reduces friction between skin and clothing
• Ideal for Occupational Therapists managing bony areas when seating a patient on a pressure cushion

Care & specifications

• Machine washable for convenient hygiene maintenance
• One size fits most
• Sold as a pair

Ideal for

• Carers and nurses performing patient repositioning and transfers
• Occupational Therapists and allied health professionals
• Home care and clinical settings requiring safe, low-friction patient handling